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Hampstead 1907
Report for the year 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Scarlet Fever.
The number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified in each of the last seven years is set out below.
| Year. | No. of Cases Notified. |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 214 |
| 1902 | 251 |
| 1903 | 165 |
| 1904 | 159 |
| 1905 | 170 |
| 1906 | 385 |
| 1907 | 314 |
The deaths from Scarlet Fever in 1907 were 5 only, as compared
with 5 in the previous year. The number of cases and the
number of deaths per 1000 of the population were 3.45 and 0.05
respectively, and the case mortality, or percentage of deaths to
cases, was 1.6. The corresponding figures in 1906 were 4.30, 0.06,
and 1.6 respectively.
Of the cases notified, 263, or 84 per cent., were removed to
hospital. The corresponding percentage in 1906 was 87.
The sanitary condition of every house in which a case of Scarlet Fever occurred was thoroughly investigated, and the following defects were discovered:—
| Drains defective | 45 |
| Soil pipes defective | 26 |
| Water supplies defective. | 21 |
| Other defects | 78 |
The following table shows the number of cases occurring each
month in the various wards: —